Pothole repair & highway compensation claim costs 2017-2021
Case reference FOI2022/00179
Published 24 February 2022
Request
Q1. I would like to know the amount of money spent on pothole repairs (£).
Q2. I would also like to know the amount of money spent on pothole related compensation (£).
Q3. I would like to know the least, most and average amount of money spent on compensation for pothole damage.
Q4. Finally, I would like to know how much you have spent on any consultant costs relating to potholes.
I would like this data for each of the last five calendar years as follows: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021.
Response
Q1. Please note that the data is recorded in financial years, rather than calendar years:
2017/18 - £1,819,973.36
2018/19 - £1,601,096.82
2019/20 - £2,020,276.66
2020/21 - £2,024,455.96
2021/22 - (up to 23.02.22) - £1,476,639.42
Q2.
2017 - £25,350.05
2018 - £15,961.14
2019 - £5,220.58
2020 - £3,071.72
2021 - £2,247.33
Q3.
2017
Least Paid - £54.18
Most paid - £3,500.00
Average - £905.36
2018
Least Paid - £51.06
Most paid - £6,344.00
Average - £371.19
2019
Least Paid - £27.50
Most paid - £4,225.00
Average - £652.57
2020
Least Paid - £41.46
Most paid - £425.00
Average - £146.27
2021
Least Paid - £79.00
Most paid - £637.74
Average - £280.92
Q4. The Service Area have advised that they do not employ consultants on Potholes, therefore the spend on consultants is £0.
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